Name: Uttam Kumar

Height: 5'11"

Date of Birth: 3 September 1926

Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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The first released movie was dristidaan directed by Nitin Bose released in 1948. Prior to that acted in mayador which was never released. The first appearance with Suchitra Sen was in the comedy movie saarey chuattor in 1953. The movie was a big hit and from that time onwards, Uttam-Suchitra combination brought golden age of commercial Bengali cinema. Uttam Kumar's performance in Satyajit Ray's movie Nayak was remarkable. He also starred in another Ray movie - chiriakhana. For a brief time he acted in professional theatre also. In 1955, he took part in the drama Shyamali in Star Theatre. Uttamkumar died in 1980.

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